Spurs vs. Celtics Mar. 17 - Game Blog

[Admidave50]

PJ is fouling Manu during all his way to the hoop

[Brutalis]

You know we won many games with bad FT shooting.

For such a .. team SA has been in 10 years that is sickening.

And now when we are so weak, it's a liability. That and rebounding will decide our fate in the end.

[Obstructed_View]

Manu attacking and guess what...foul!

Well what the fuck do you know? Attacking the basket against a team with 1/2 a shotblocker is a good idea
You mean you don't get a parade to the free throw line for shooting jumpers just because you are at home?

[TDfan2007]

even Rob is attacking the hoop now. I guess Pop finally got through to these guys.

[Admidave50]

that's right Spurs, raise your aggressiveness!

[Capt Bringdown]

Attacking the basket...It's a good thing.

[SpursFan0728]

there we go
nice drive HORRY

[hitmanyr2k]

Watching Horry go to the rim is cringeworthy lol. He's probably one of the worst finishers in the league. Celtics should have allowed him to brick the layup.

[td4mvp21]

You mean you don't get a parade to the free throw line for shooting jumpers when you are on the road?

Well, the Celtics do!

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Two nice heads-up plays by JV and Horry spotting late weak side help and going to the rack.

[Udrihlooms]

I'm disappointed too but the Celtics defense has been tough on him and he hasn't had the ball enough to be able to adjust. Ginobili and Parker have been scoring so that has eased the load on him a bit. He's been getting doubled and tripled as soon as he catches the ball.

Add the fact that there are times when he seems so indecisive with the ball, and that allows Boston to cover him good. He's one step too slow these days.

[Spurs Brazil]

nice job Bob

Spurs up 6

[GrandeDavid]

Eu acho que Splitter vai ser uma bencao por este time, verdade.

[TDfan2007]

whistles are balancing out now. It's up to the SPURS now to finish this game. Don't expect to get bailed out by the refs.

[Chris]

Thank you PJ for the free points.

[Spurs Brazil]

3PF on Brown in 3 minutes

Rondo is back. Guard him!

[spursjustice]

Spurs are playing again...!!!

[hitmanyr2k]

Eddie House trying to sell a foul 2 seconds after the shot :lol

[Ice009]

Good stuff from Horry. Showing some fire.

[Spurs Brazil]

Yes Horry!!

[Obstructed_View]

Well, the Celtics do!
They weren't getting fouled outside the paint. They've shot jumpers here in the 4th while the Spurs are going inside. Look who's getting the calls suddenly.

[td4mvp21]

Udoka needs to fucking look, Ginobili was wide open for three!

[Brutalis]

Udoka making up for the good he does.. clap clap

[Spurs Brazil]

Eu acho que Splitter vai ser uma bencao por este time, verdade.

Também acho, precisamo de uns jovens no time

[dbreiden83080]

Someone tell Timmy to get in the game and do something, we need him to play like he can.

[TDfan2007]

Add the fact that there are times when he seems so indecisive with the ball, and that allows Boston to cover him good. He's one step too slow these days.

it's his 1st step. It's almost completely gone now.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

why is TD only 3-7, wtf?

[hitmanyr2k]

Ime, try not being a black hole and swing the ball back to Manu...idiot.

[td4mvp21]

They weren't getting fouled outside the paint. They've shot jumpers here in the 4th while the Spurs are going inside. Look who's getting the calls suddenly.

Cassell got 3 fouls by shooting jumpers. And the fouls in the paint were weak shit. Same shit was happening to the Spurs, who were attacking much more consistently, and no call. But yes, you are right.

[1Parker1]

Ime loses confidence in his 3 point shooting after he misses one or two. He needs to not let misses affect his confidence.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Hey Argiebabe! ;)

[Creation88]

udoka really needs to knock down those open 3s. he misses too many of those.

as long as we keep getting stops and converting on the offensive end (by pushing it) we should be good.

[Chris]

I wanna see Duncan, KT, Manu, Parker, and Bowen closing the game out.

[loveforthegame]

With Duncan on the bench, Finley has now taken over Udoka's body.

[Warlord23]

Udoka is clueless on offense too often in 4th quarters.

[TDfan2007]

why is TD only 3-7, wtf?

Yeah...he hasn't been doing much with the ball when he's gotten it. Just waiting for the D to collapse on him until he can do something useless.

[Obstructed_View]

Cassell got 3 fouls by shooting jumpers. And the fouls in the paint were weak shit. Same shit was happening to the Spurs, who were attacking much more consistently, and no call. But yes, you are right.
If the Spurs keep going aggressively to the hoop for the remainder of the game, they aren't going to lose from lack of foul calls.

[Brutalis]

Duncan said just kidding! He gunna come back and own.

..right?

[Argiebabe]

Hey Oz!

[TDfan2007]

Duncan said just kidding! He gunna come back and own.

..right?
well...hopefully.

[Ice009]

Manu was open for 2 daggers. Ime needs to pass that back out to Manu.

The key to this second unit is someone (Horry) other than Manu is bringing some intensity.

[Spurs Brazil]

Bruce on Rondo

[Shaolin-Style]

Heres Fin

Lets see how long it takes for the celts to take the lead...

[spursjustice]

i don't feel comfortable with the lineup we have out there...

[loveforthegame]

Finley's in. There goes the lead.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Fin in for Manu. Fuck.

[milkyway21]

:lol Duncan is benched

[Jimcs50]

score?

[Obstructed_View]

The Celtics have zero shots in the paint so far, and here comes Finley.

[Chris]

Big Shot Bob!

[Spurs Brazil]

Big shot Bob!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[spursjustice]

Nice Bobby!!!

[Brutalis]

Yay FIN in for Manu

um not

[ThomasGranger]

Horrrrryyyyy!

[Obstructed_View]

79-72 7:39

[Ice009]

Horry Freally Fucking Bringing It.

[TDfan2007]

Tim getting set to come back in...let's see if he can actually do something.

[Obstructed_View]

Timmeh

[Don Quixote]

Big Shot Bob with the 3! I love it when he does that.

Remember when he went Cornholio against Detroit in the Finals? We don't win it that year without Horry.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

lots of picked off passes tonight by both teams

[Spurs Brazil]

TD back for KT

[Jimcs50]

keep posting the score please...ESPN game cast is way behind

[Brutalis]

Yay TD is back to dominate!

right?

[milkyway21]

79-72 Spurs

[Spurs Brazil]

Wake up Finley

FUCK

[Obstructed_View]

Fin with the great pass.

[hitmanyr2k]

Parker should be able to break down an older-than-dirt Cassell with the shot clock running down. Use the tear drop that Rondo has been abusing you with all night.

[still.focused]

Mike Finley is a double agent

[spursjustice]

Timmy we believe!!!

[SpurAddict561]

I work with Robert Horry's cousin, and do you know how mad Rob gets if you call him Big Shot BOB

hahahah he fuckin hates that name

He said it's "Big Shot Rob"

[ThomasGranger]

Pop needs to pull Fin ASAP

[Brutalis]

why does bowen shoot when he aint in the corner? hellloooooo

[Ice009]

DUNCAN BRINGNING JACK SHIT tonight. COME ON TIM.

[TDfan2007]

Tim is getting abused by the celts right now...

[Obstructed_View]

Hustling for offensive boards. Imagine that.

[Spurs Brazil]

Great job Horry!!!!!!!!!!

[still.focused]

You CANT run the offense thru TIMMY cuz everything stops

[T Park]

Horrys been a stud all game long :tu

[td4mvp21]

Fuck the Celtics. These bitches are the new NBA darlings.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Rob has been great.

Why bring Finley back????????

[Spurs Brazil]

Nice time-out Pop

Spurs up 7

[Obstructed_View]

Too bad everyone stops moving once Timmy gets the ball.

[lefty]

Horring slowly getting into playoff mode

[Chris]

Good timeout Pop

[Amarelooms]

Lol at the Spurs anouncers...if its not a jump ball then its a walk lol

[Brutalis]

Tim Duncannot show up

[hitmanyr2k]

Popovich is back to his micro-managing style. I guess with the way the Spurs are playing I can't blame him.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I really can't state enough how bad Finley sucks tonight.

[picnroll]

Remember when Duncan use to play like an all star?

[T Park]

You CANT run the offense thru TIMMY cuz everything stops


When Ginobilis out and Parker is struggling, you gotta.

Can't run the offense through Finley or Horry.

[hater]

Spurs got so lucky last couple of minutes. they be fucking up!

[td4mvp21]

The Spurs should use Tim as a playmaker rather than a scorer. He's not going to get much with 4-down.

[Obstructed_View]

Horrys been a stud all game long :tu
They sure needed his energy. Imagine if everyone played that hard.

[1Parker1]

TD has another dangerous pass out of the double team. I have never seen Duncan have such a bad stretch of games. He looks lost and unable to adjust to double teams. He needs to act quicker before the double team comes.

[T Park]

Remember when Duncan use to play like an all star?


Wow....

[Jimcs50]

score and time please

[Das Texan]

I really can't state enough how bad Finley sucks tonight.



but is it really that much worse than he has been pretty much all year?

[T Park]

They sure needed his energy. Imagine if everyone played that hard.

They're playing hard.
Its just the celtics are that damn good.

Props to Doc Rivers for a hell of a job, I was skeptical at the beginning of the season, but hes done a hell of a job.
One of the toughest defending teams I've seen all year.

[boutons_]

Finishing the 4th with Robert rather than Kurt?

[Leetonidas]

Dropkick Murphys FTW

[1Parker1]

I sure wish the Spurs had another option besides Finley to play. :depressed

[Shaolin-Style]

dropkick murphys departed music for game recap so far: awesome

[Jimcs50]

give me play by play on scoring plays, if you can

[Obstructed_View]

Same score, 79-72 6:07. I'm looking out for ya.

[spursjustice]

*Applause* for Rob

[Warlord23]

Duncan was fouled about 5 times in the span of 10 seconds trying to get position down low. The refs have conveniently swallowed the whistle.

[loveforthegame]

WTF is Ginobli coming in for Horry instead of Finley?

[Obstructed_View]

Manu in for Horry to close it out, draws a foul on eddie house.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

The Spurs should use Tim as a playmaker rather than a scorer. He's not going to get much with 4-down.

Exactly.

[Spurs Brazil]

Manu to the line

Good job

[td4mvp21]

Finally some beneficial calls for the Spurs.

[Jimcs50]

Same score, 79-72 6:07. I'm looking out for ya.

:toast

[Obstructed_View]

Makes free throw, 80-72,

[TDfan2007]

bailout call in favor of Manu...

[Amarelooms]

Lol Celtics over the limit..talk about home cooking

[hater]

I like when House is in the game for Celts. THat guy does nothing for them

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Wow....

Nothing wrong with what he said other than how true it is.

[Spurs Brazil]

I sure wish the Spurs had another option besides Finley to play. :depressed

Just wait 5 more days for Barry

[Ice009]

Manu and Horry both bringing intensity from the bench. That's BIG. Tim Duncan needs to step up now.

[Obstructed_View]

Makes second freebie, 81-72.

[Brutalis]

Remember when Duncan use to play like an all star?
Yeah like a few games back

[Obstructed_View]

Duncan with a block, 81-72 5:22 to go.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

If Manu doesn't have the ball in his hands the rest of the way Pop should be fired.

[T Park]

Don't say that hater, he can drop 12 in about 3 minutes with the way he shoots.

[Spurs Brazil]

Good block TD!

[TDfan2007]

Tim with 2 straight blocks!

[Obstructed_View]

Duncan with another block

[Brutalis]

nasty boy that tim is sometimes

[Spurs Brazil]

TD block again!!!!!!!

[milkyway21]

last 5.28 min 4Q
81-72 Spurs

[greens]

Timmy BLOCK!

[Chris]

TD playin volleyball!

[Amuseddaysleeper]

did these moronic announcers just ask for eddie house to FLOP to draw the foul?!?!

you fuckin' kidding me?

idiots

[Warlord23]

Duncan breaking out the defensive ownage

[Obstructed_View]

5:13 to go. Six to shoot, Boston 20 second timeout.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Hello, Mr Duncan.

Glad you showed up!

[Brutalis]

Those blocks were fouls in the first half... is this the same game or what..

[circ]

looked like tim bumped him a lot
am i wrong?

[TDfan2007]

well if he's not going to do it on offense...might as well play D. Great D by Tim. Now let's see him take it to the Celts on O.

[1Parker1]

Get Finley out of the Spurs huddle :madrun

[Amuseddaysleeper]

michael finley needs to be benched for the rest of the season

[Obstructed_View]

Both teams 15-18 from the line. Aggression is a beautiful thing.

[hater]

:lmao Celtics will neverwin anything with HOuse and big baby in the lineup. those guys suck

[Shaolin-Style]

fin gives up the layup right?

[Chris]

ugh

[Obstructed_View]

Pierce layup, 81-74 5:08 to go.

[Brutalis]

Manu 9-16 shooting, 6-6 at the line?, 4-6 3s??

[Ice009]

Finley is RUBBISH. FUCK.

[Obstructed_View]

Parker turnover on the jumpstop.

[Jimcs50]

ugh


:wtf

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Finley looks like he IS on Cuban's payroll right now.

[Obstructed_View]

Paul layup 81-76. No interior defense. 4:39

[T Park]

Theres Tony's once a game traveling....

[Ice009]

Get Finley Aeway

[loveforthegame]

What's Finley guarding Pierce for anyway?

[TDfan2007]

Tim is getting owned by the double teams right now.

[greens]

Theres Tony's once a game traveling....


Bad time for a travel, though...

[Obstructed_View]

Parker airball on three, 24 second violation.

[milkyway21]

shld TP make a lot of 3s? he missed 2 in a row already

[Obstructed_View]

overturned by the refs, it hit the rim. Spurs' ball with new 24.

[TDfan2007]

celts playing amazing D.

[SpursFan0728]

finely bad defense omg

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

This is the LEAST COMPETENT officiating I've ever seen.

[TampaDude]

Duncan with two blocks in a row...DON'T BRING THAT WEAK TOT ACTION!!! :lol

[Radiosparks]

Go Spurs Go!!!

[hater]

Spurs are getting so lucky

[Obstructed_View]

Parker draws another shooting foul from house.

[ThomasGranger]

Spurs offense looks anemic again.

[Behrooz24]

Asshole

[Amuseddaysleeper]

it's scary that celtics are better offensively and defensively than the spurs

damn

[Spurs Brazil]

TP to the line

[Obstructed_View]

Parker hits first 82-76.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Someone tell Tony it's okay to pass the ball to Manu once in a while, I hear that guy is pretty decent.

[Chris]

KT for Finley! Make it happen Pop!

[TDfan2007]

Tim gets a cheapshot from Posey. maybe this will fire him up.

[hater]

:lol Posey is a wild animal

[hitmanyr2k]

Spurs got bailed there. Parker had nowhere to go. Should have been a travel.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Is Pop playing Fin so that the Celts have to go small with House who is worse than Fin???

[Spurs Brazil]

Nice job TP

DEFENSE

[Obstructed_View]

Parker hits number two. 83-76 3:55 to go.

[milkyway21]

KG goes silent in the 4th

[greens]

Cheap shot on TD...no call right in front of the ref!!!!

[Spurs Brazil]

Fuck Tony, another To

[TDfan2007]

well...here comes the classic Spurs 4th quarter breakdown.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Finley = http://www.tamiscorp.com/images/img_perimeter_turnstyle.jpg

[Obstructed_View]

Sam hits a jumper. Parker turns it over. Pierce makes a layup. Three point game. Finley fouls Pierce.

[Shaolin-Style]

Wow I hate finley now.

Free points whenever hes defending the post.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

the spurs are gonna drop this if they continue to simply play to not to lose

[Chris]

Are you kidding me?!!!

[Udrihlooms]

Remember when Duncan use to play like an all star?


Yes I do. Teams used to shiver when they hear of that team called "San Antonio Spurs."

[loveforthegame]

Is Pop playing Fin so that the Celts have to go small with House who is worse than Fin???

I'd take House over Finley.

[milkyway21]

3 min 83-78 Spurs :flag:

[1Parker1]

Why the F***k is Michael Finley in this game? :pctoss

[Spurs Brazil]

Ime in for Finley

[Obstructed_View]

Pierce to the line for the and-1 and hits. 83-81 Spurs.

[hater]

are you a Spurs Fan? All you do is complain and say the Spurs are lucky.

I call it the way I see it. They have been so lucky because they keep fucking up but somehow getting bailed out.

[Ice009]

I knew that was an And 1 waiting to happen. Pathetic. Parker fucking NO MORE TURNOVERS. GIVE IT TO MANU. FUCK THE REST OF YA.

[baseline bum]

Why is Manu on Pierce? He has no chance to guard him.

[TDfan2007]

rediculous shot by Manu!

[still.focused]

Can we swap Finley for a Spurs dancer or sumn
I really cant stomach this guy much longer

[Shaolin-Style]

I like how manu goes glass a lot lately.

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Fin didn't touch him.

Pierce is a BULLOCK!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Spurs last four trips:

TP turnover
TP missed three
TP hit two FTs
TP turnover

Fucking shit.

[Spurs Brazil]

Manuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu u!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[GrandeDavid]

Finley really needs to contemplate retirement.

[milkyway21]

2 pt game :cry

[Warlord23]

Why the fuck does Finley get any crunch-time minutes at all?

[ThomasGranger]

Just keep running the offense through Manu

[Obstructed_View]

Parker Duncan Ginobili Udoka and Bowen on the floor. Manu hits. Spurs up by 4. 2:38 to go.

[TDfan2007]

another amazing defensive possession by the celtics.

[Spurs Brazil]

Damn

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

How hard is it really to give Manu the ball in the clutch? Come on Pop, it's so easy a caveman could do it.

[Amuseddaysleeper]

if we play the celtics in a playoff series we're gonna get swept

scary to add allen to tonight's game

damn

[hater]

wow, this game is exciting!!!

[Admidave50]

Ime had to pass this one

[Obstructed_View]

Udoka blocked, shot clock violation. Celtics ball. Timeout. 2:03 to go. 85-81.

[td4mvp21]

Spurs need to figure out some way to get a good shot off. No excuse for poor offensive possessions.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

too much iso for manu and drive for tp. did we forget how to pass the F' ball !

[Brutalis]

bahahahaha spurs with 24 sec again, you think they ready for this to be over or what?

who plays this bad and wins? lmaoooo GO SPURS GO

[Ice009]

3 TIMES NOW that Ime should have given it back to MANU. Is Udoka a slow LEARNER. FUCK.

[ThomasGranger]

Ime looks lost

[hitmanyr2k]

Ime is truly a black hole. The only thing he thinks is shoot whenever he gets the ball.

[Jimcs50]

score???

[loveforthegame]

We only think Pop subsituted Udoka in for Finley but Finley is sneaky and overtakes Udoka's body to miss another shot.

[1Parker1]

Wow, the Celtics defense is absolutely impressive. What's scary is they're playing this well on the road against a fired up Spurs teams, without Ray Allen! :wow

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Oh, man, they are going to double Manu and Tim, so space the floor and make the extra pass.

It's not brain surgery, but they make it look very difficult.

[TDfan2007]

How hard is it really to give Manu the ball in the clutch? Come on Pop, it's so easy a caveman could do it.

They tried, but the D was too good. Celtics are taking away every option and the Spurs look too tired to fight through it.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

What's with the Manu isos? Give the guy a PnR to work with.

[Capt Bringdown]

Finley should be waived the way he is hurting us these days.

Why Pop shows unending patience with veteran stiffs and not with young talent...

[Spurs Brazil]

Look at that

Bruce -19
Finley -18
Ime +23
JV +11
Horry +9

Good job by the bench tonight

[Jimcs50]

helloooo????

[picnroll]

Yeah like a few games back
When's the last time you heard Barkley call Duncan the groundhog?

[hater]

Udoka is not the kind of guy you throw the ball to with 5 secs left, while he's being covered.

[baseline bum]

Finley = http://www.tamiscorp.com/images/img_perimeter_turnstyle.jpg

http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/michael_finley.jpg = http://www.nba.com/media/playerfile/steve_smith.jpg ?
:depressed

[Ice009]

if we play the celtics in a playoff series we're gonna get swept

scary to add allen to tonight's game

damn

Never count Manu or the Spurs out.

[Warlord23]

We can't win with 2 of our swingmen (Fin and Udoka) playing pathetic every single night. It's 4 on 5 when those 2 are around.

[Herschel Walker]

horrible offensive spacing is allowing the celtics to double without paying for it. I can't believe the spacing and movement is this poor.

[Brutalis]

85-81 spurs 2 to play damn

[hater]

helloooo????

spurs by 4 w/2 mins

[1Parker1]

85-81 Spurs with 2:04 left

[still.focused]

Finley really needs to contemplate retirement.
Ive taken the liberty of contemplating it for him
Whats up wit all these recent Ime Udoka pump fakes?

[Chris]

85-81 Spurs

[TampaDude]

Take it home, Manu!!!

[spursjustice]

spurs 85 - 81 celts


helloooo????

[TDfan2007]

Tim over KG!

[Spurs Brazil]

DAMN

House 3

Spurs up 1

[Chris]

85-84 spurs

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

well done tp

[Spurs Brazil]

Td!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mister Sinister]

Fuuuck you, Eddie House.